You may remember when cover crops were referred to as “green manure,” which required being “plowed under.” We now know that ...

Researchers say that adding charcoal to soil may provide more benefits for long-term soil quality than compost or manure. It could also be used to sequester carbon captured from carbon dioxide ...

Winter is a time of rest for us humans, and the same goes for many plants. However, the cold temperatures also play a vital ...

In the late 1960s, the Green Revolution brought chemical fertilizers and high-yielding crop varieties with the hopes of solving the food security issue. Even though the industrialization of ...

Small seedlings grow in the newly cultivated soil. Italy. Europe. (Photo by: Daniele Orsi/REDA&CO/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) There is a rapidly accelerating global call to protect ...

(Todd Epp, Northern Plains News)– South Dakota hemp farmers may soon have a new tool for ensuring their crops stay within legal THC limits: soil management practices that can dramatically alter ...

If you want your plants to grow big and healthy, soil quality matters. Even if you aren’t planning on growing a lush veggie garden, all plants need nutrients to grow, in addition to light and water.